This is a question I heard the other day. It’s quite a common one. At one end of the spectrum is the insistence that yes, when you read Scripture there is a specific purpose and meaning and you should not deviate from it. At the other end of the spectrum you will hear people say… Continue reading Does each Scripture have more than one meaning?
Category: Preaching and Teaching
Is God Punishing Us?
Faithroots Live: Discipline, Punishment and the Coronavirus Here are the seminar outline notes for our Faithroots Live session coming up at 2pm. Feel free to use these to add your own notes A. Introduction We rightly stop to ask “What is God doing in this?” The challenge of current issues in the world and The… Continue reading Is God Punishing Us?
A different kind of leader
Isaiah 42:1-4 What makes a good leader? Perhaps we think in terms of charisma, competence, strength, a compelling vision. Think about these people: Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicol Sturgeon, Robert Mugabe, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin. What makes people look to them as leaders. What about leaders more locally, church, home, school, work. What authority do… Continue reading A different kind of leader
Food for the long haul
The work of the word is long term and wholistic not short term and piecemeal Relevant? As we have been discussing, facing a major crisis like a pandemic and a lockdown will take more than occasional disjointed thoughts. We need to see the big picture of who God is and what his plans and purposes… Continue reading Food for the long haul
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